11.   NEW Aspiration secretary-general Snoh Thienthong met party deputy leader Chingchai Mongkoltham yesterday in an attempt to end reports that their rivalry had caused an internal rift.

12.   Samphan said he thought the ongoing internal rift within the NAP over the likely replacement of NAP secretary-general Snoh Thienthong would not stain its public image.

13.   The internal rifts in the country threaten its internal security, said Ami Ayalon, the director of the Shin Bet internal security agency.

14.   The internal rift last year involved an attempt by Hill and others to topple Day as leader.

15.   The once powerful Khmer Rouge have suffered from defections and internal rifts in recent years.

16.   The party elections come at a time of internal rifts.

17.   The ruling Communist Party has purged a high-ranking official, authorities said Friday, in a sign of serious internal rifts just two months before a major nationwide congress.

18.   Tshwete called her a charlatan and armchair populist in an unprecedented display of an internal ANC rift.

19.   Weakened by corruption scandals and internal rifts.

20.   Weakened in recent years because of corruption scandals and internal rifts.